Kill Him, Save Yourself
- Episode aired Feb 19, 2023
- 41m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
25
YOUR RATING
After years of abuse, siblings David and Jessica Magnano realize Scott Magnano poses a constant threat. However, David passes on the chance to eliminate his stepfather, a decision he may com... Read allAfter years of abuse, siblings David and Jessica Magnano realize Scott Magnano poses a constant threat. However, David passes on the chance to eliminate his stepfather, a decision he may come to regret.After years of abuse, siblings David and Jessica Magnano realize Scott Magnano poses a constant threat. However, David passes on the chance to eliminate his stepfather, a decision he may come to regret.
Photos
Jordyn Lauria
- Jessica
- (credit only)
Zack Rudolph
- Cop #1
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Featured review
David's an 'energy vampire'...
Before I say anything about my feeling about this particular episode, I want you to know some things:
I think having the 'perfect' family's, or 'perfect life', is a myth.
No one I've ever known has, but, the point of living life is that, no matter what, once we're adults, our lives, are OUR lives, and NO ONE can take that away. We can soar as high as we want, or just become a person, who's almost the equivepant of that old Warner Bros cartoon image,wherein Bugs Bunny sold look at them, and as he's looking, the person's replaced by a giant, lollipop, with the wrapper saying, 'SUCKER', in big, bold letters.
I won't allow ANYone to hurt me, and I hope neither do you, because the ONLY way we allow others to hurt us, is if WE allow them to.
No, I didn't have anything close to a 'perfect' life.
I was sexually abused, and many other things, the details which I'm not going into.
But, that was in the past.
I have a plaque,; 'learn from yesterday, dream of tomorrow, and live for today.
There's no 'scale', to 'compare' the troubles of our earliest years. No one can fairly say, 'well, I was emotionally abused for my entire childhood, and that's worse than being sexually abused'.
That's nuts!
So, with that, I'm not going to say that what this family (and the two siblings, featured) was 'worse than', or, anything than whati went through, or you went through.
I know growing up as I did, it was HELL!
But, I've made a good life for me. It's mine.
As, I just said, this episode features a brother and sister - talking separately (from different parts of the country, I believe) about the nightmare they had growing up, in their case, it was a hyoer-violent father.
I found it very difficult to watch (the brother, David) talking, as no matter what he says, it's in this droning, flat monotone.
By contrast, his sister (who, as I said, we're all suffered differently), but there's no 'scale' to compare 'badness', yet, she speaks ... normally.
Even though the brother says he's 'still traumatised' by what happened, it makes me wonder, what kind of counciling , and treatment has he had, and what, exactly has left him so 'dead'?
But, I have to wonder if this droning of David's isn't 100% authentic, because we've all heard of someone, or know someone, or, ARE someone, who's gone through hell and back, but, are now far closer to 'better' than David.
Even though the horror ended (tragically) appx a decade, or more, ago,and several years after that,, a pictue's shown, of a now adult David, wearing his cap and gown, and his two sisters, all with very real (not faked, not forced) smiles on their faces.
A fake smile's easy to pick out when you realise a genuine smile involves many more facial musclesl than just the 2 major ones, which pull your smile 'up' at the corners.
Those photos don't lie; they're all VERY happy. And that's a terrific thing, so, now - several years AFTER that graduation, and several years PRIOR TO THAT, when the nightmare ended, yet, David's sits there droning - on, and on, and on, and...
I prefer the tone, and style, this show used to have, wherein the person who's story's about to be told, sits, and an off-camera assistant pushes a photo towards them. This, is just the whine, and whine style, and it's horribly fatiguing to stomach.
Another thing going against David, is several times, he says a variation of this; 'obviously, my life has been indescribably difficult, and full of tragedy that most people will never experience in their lives'.
Those are HIS exact words.
'Obviously'?!?!
Just try and walk into a support group, and tell the other memebrrs, 'I'm sure you had tragedy, but, mind's head over heels worse'.
Aside from being offended, they'd probably say, 'David, this ended well over a decade-plus, ago. Since that time, you went through high school, went to a university, and graduated, and now - several years after THAT, and you're STILL whining?!?!
Then, how come you and you sibling looked deliriously happy several years ago?!?'
Either one's going to stay mired in their miseries, or they'll strive to get free of them. You DONT progressively get 'better', and, then , at the proverbial 'drop of the hat', turn on the droning, 'poor me' attitude.
I was brought up believing there's two roads one can take; one - after having something bad, terrible happen, and then just sit there, like the proverbial bump on a log, with such obvious gloominess, that it makes others run.
The other, is to do WHATEVER it takes, no matter how hard, but, to do THE BEST we can.
No one minds when someone they know's hurting. No one would be adverse to doing whatever possible to help the person overcome their trauma.
But, there ARE actual people, who thrive on being constantly miserable, and if all they're going to do is kvetch and whine, they're just a bottomless black hole, sucking the life force from those around them.
Though I can't be absolutely certain, judging by this episode, and seeing the massive difference between David, and one of his sister's (I'm guessing the 3rd sibling didn't wish to participate), I really think that David's (what I refer to as) an 'energy vampire' - someone who could walk into any room, and instantly suck all the energy and oxygen out, leaving just nothingness.
I think having the 'perfect' family's, or 'perfect life', is a myth.
No one I've ever known has, but, the point of living life is that, no matter what, once we're adults, our lives, are OUR lives, and NO ONE can take that away. We can soar as high as we want, or just become a person, who's almost the equivepant of that old Warner Bros cartoon image,wherein Bugs Bunny sold look at them, and as he's looking, the person's replaced by a giant, lollipop, with the wrapper saying, 'SUCKER', in big, bold letters.
I won't allow ANYone to hurt me, and I hope neither do you, because the ONLY way we allow others to hurt us, is if WE allow them to.
No, I didn't have anything close to a 'perfect' life.
I was sexually abused, and many other things, the details which I'm not going into.
But, that was in the past.
I have a plaque,; 'learn from yesterday, dream of tomorrow, and live for today.
There's no 'scale', to 'compare' the troubles of our earliest years. No one can fairly say, 'well, I was emotionally abused for my entire childhood, and that's worse than being sexually abused'.
That's nuts!
So, with that, I'm not going to say that what this family (and the two siblings, featured) was 'worse than', or, anything than whati went through, or you went through.
I know growing up as I did, it was HELL!
But, I've made a good life for me. It's mine.
As, I just said, this episode features a brother and sister - talking separately (from different parts of the country, I believe) about the nightmare they had growing up, in their case, it was a hyoer-violent father.
I found it very difficult to watch (the brother, David) talking, as no matter what he says, it's in this droning, flat monotone.
By contrast, his sister (who, as I said, we're all suffered differently), but there's no 'scale' to compare 'badness', yet, she speaks ... normally.
Even though the brother says he's 'still traumatised' by what happened, it makes me wonder, what kind of counciling , and treatment has he had, and what, exactly has left him so 'dead'?
But, I have to wonder if this droning of David's isn't 100% authentic, because we've all heard of someone, or know someone, or, ARE someone, who's gone through hell and back, but, are now far closer to 'better' than David.
Even though the horror ended (tragically) appx a decade, or more, ago,and several years after that,, a pictue's shown, of a now adult David, wearing his cap and gown, and his two sisters, all with very real (not faked, not forced) smiles on their faces.
A fake smile's easy to pick out when you realise a genuine smile involves many more facial musclesl than just the 2 major ones, which pull your smile 'up' at the corners.
Those photos don't lie; they're all VERY happy. And that's a terrific thing, so, now - several years AFTER that graduation, and several years PRIOR TO THAT, when the nightmare ended, yet, David's sits there droning - on, and on, and on, and...
I prefer the tone, and style, this show used to have, wherein the person who's story's about to be told, sits, and an off-camera assistant pushes a photo towards them. This, is just the whine, and whine style, and it's horribly fatiguing to stomach.
Another thing going against David, is several times, he says a variation of this; 'obviously, my life has been indescribably difficult, and full of tragedy that most people will never experience in their lives'.
Those are HIS exact words.
'Obviously'?!?!
Just try and walk into a support group, and tell the other memebrrs, 'I'm sure you had tragedy, but, mind's head over heels worse'.
Aside from being offended, they'd probably say, 'David, this ended well over a decade-plus, ago. Since that time, you went through high school, went to a university, and graduated, and now - several years after THAT, and you're STILL whining?!?!
Then, how come you and you sibling looked deliriously happy several years ago?!?'
Either one's going to stay mired in their miseries, or they'll strive to get free of them. You DONT progressively get 'better', and, then , at the proverbial 'drop of the hat', turn on the droning, 'poor me' attitude.
I was brought up believing there's two roads one can take; one - after having something bad, terrible happen, and then just sit there, like the proverbial bump on a log, with such obvious gloominess, that it makes others run.
The other, is to do WHATEVER it takes, no matter how hard, but, to do THE BEST we can.
No one minds when someone they know's hurting. No one would be adverse to doing whatever possible to help the person overcome their trauma.
But, there ARE actual people, who thrive on being constantly miserable, and if all they're going to do is kvetch and whine, they're just a bottomless black hole, sucking the life force from those around them.
Though I can't be absolutely certain, judging by this episode, and seeing the massive difference between David, and one of his sister's (I'm guessing the 3rd sibling didn't wish to participate), I really think that David's (what I refer to as) an 'energy vampire' - someone who could walk into any room, and instantly suck all the energy and oxygen out, leaving just nothingness.
helpful•08
- UNOhwen
- Feb 26, 2023
Details
- Runtime41 minutes
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content